Where does “Riss” come from?

Riss (Hunsrik) comes from Middle High German riss, from Old High German riz, from Proto-Germanic writiz, from Proto-Indo-European wreyd- — to scratch, carve.

Riss (Hunsrik): crack, fissure

Definitions

  1. crack, fissure

Ancestry of “Riss”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanriss—
2Old High Germanrizscoring; crack; incision; impression; stroke;...
3Proto-Germanicwritizfissure; crevice; groove; engraving; writing;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwreyd-to scratch, carve
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wreyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic writiz →Every word from Old High German riz →
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